-YLENE


Meaning of -YLENE in English

_əˌlēn, ə lˌēn noun suffix

( -s )

Etymology: -yl + -ene

1. : unsaturated hydrocarbon

piper ylene

— compare -ene

2. : bivalent radical

phen ylene −C 6 H 4 −

Webster's New International English Dictionary.      Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster.